Derrick Brooks, one of the top players in Tampa Bay history, was cut by the Buccaneers on Monday in a purge of the team's older players. Brooks, the NFL's defensive player of the year when the Bucs won the Super Bowl after the 2002 season, was among five players cut, four of them older than 32-year-old Raheem Morris, the team's new head coach.

The Detroit Lions have released cornerback Leigh Bodden and five others from the NFL's first 0-16 team. The team announced the moves Monday. The other players are wide receiver Mike Furrey, guard Edwin Mulitalo, safety Dwight Smith, tight end Dan Campbell and offensive tackle Jon Dunn.

Josh McDaniels, the man behind the New England Patriots' scoring machine, inherits an offense in Denver that needs only an oil change. The defense? That needs an overhaul. The 32-year-old McDaniels signed a four-year deal with the Broncos to replace Mike Shanahan, the only NFL head coach to get fired by a team he led to consecutive Super Bowl wins.

Tony Dungy, a trailblazer and a model for all coaches with his grace and class, announced his retirement from the Indianapolis Colts on Monday. "Don't shed any tears for me," Dungy, 53, said at an emotional news conference while his wife, Lauren, looked on. "I've gotten to live a dream most people don't get to live."

Rod Marinelli joined the Chicago Bears as a defensive line coach Saturday, returning to his roots after becoming the NFL's first head coach to post an 0-16 season. Marinelli went 10-38 in three years with the Detroit Lions and was fired after failing to win a game this season.

Pat Bowlen's search for Mike Shanahan's successor begins Saturday with a trip to the East Coast.The Broncos also are reaching out to other coaches to gauge interest in one of the league's prime jobs, one Shanahan held for 14 seasons.